SPIRITUAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES OF BISHOP KHOREN MURADBEKYAN IN THE YEARS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR

Abstract

The years of the First World War virtually became the second phase of Bishop Khoren
Muradbekyan’s bishoprics in Yerevan, being marked by difficult challenges, as well as
responsible and hard work directed to overcoming them. In those years, besides the spiritual
and educational activities, Yerevan’s cathedra was also in charge of relocation and custody of
the Armenian migrants. Thanks to his efforts and under his direct supervision, Yerevan
Fraternal Relief and Contracting Committees were established which, throughout their
activities, ignoring the difficult situations caused by the war and tragic consequences of the
Genocide attempted to do their best for the salvation and preservation of the Armenian people.